† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupSunrayTexasUnited States
Mexican56.1%32.1%11.3%
Guatemalan5.7%0.4%0.5%
Cuban1.5%0.5%0.7%
Honduran0.6%0.8%0.3%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Chilean0.3%——
Spanish0.2%——
English10.5%7.9%9.5%
German7.6%8.3%12.5%
Irish5.6%6.0%9.4%
American4.2%4.6%5.3%
French1.6%1.5%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.7%——
Italian0.5%1.9%4.8%
Scottish0.5%1.3%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Sunray
Texas
United States
Median age
32.6
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
6.8%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
4.8%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sunray
Texas
United States
Median household income
$66,488
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.2%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.8%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sunray
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
53.0%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
52.3%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sunray
Texas
United States
Catholic
—
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
45.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Sunray, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−65.2%
2008
−62.9%
2012
−70.6%
2016
−68.9%
2020
−77.0%
2024
−80.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
10.0%Harris59
90.0%Trump530
0.0%
R+80.0
R+3.0
R+78.5
589
R
11.0%Biden71
87.9%Trump569
1.1%
R+77.0
R+8.1
R+81.4
647
R
13.8%Clinton83
82.7%Trump497
3.5%
R+68.9
D+1.7
R+71.0
601
R
14.1%Obama74
84.7%Romney444
1.1%
R+70.6
R+7.7
R+74.5
524
R
17.6%Obama108
80.5%McCain495
2.0%
R+62.9
D+2.3
R+70.2
615
R
17.0%Kerry105
82.2%Bush508
0.8%
R+65.2
—
R+62.8
618
Sunray sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 80.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 80.0 points.
A population of 2,628, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,488 describe the city.
In 2024, Sunray, Texas voted Republican by 80.0 points (R+80.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 589 votes cast, 59 went Democratic and 530 went Republican.
How many people live in Sunray, Texas?
Sunray, Texas has a population of 2,628 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sunray, Texas?
Median household income in Sunray, Texas is $66,488 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Sunray, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Sunray, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.